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> [We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/we-are-not-myths-of-the-past-ruins-in-the-jungle-or-zoos-we-are/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

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> [The human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/the-human-being-is-to-be-respected-and-defended-not-protected-like-a/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

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## More by Rigoberta Menchu

> [I resolutely believe that respect for diversity is a fundamental pillar in the eradication of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. There is no excuse for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/i-resolutely-believe-that-respect-for-diversity-is-a-fundamental/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [This is why Indians are thought to be stupid. They can't think, they don't know anything, they say. But we have hidden our identity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/this-is-why-indians-are-thought-to-be-stupid-they-can-t-think-they/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/in-guatemala-the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-must-be-eliminated-or-we/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [The priests say the new dawn will be like the rain that fertilizes the soil before we begin to plant our corn. It will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/the-priests-say-the-new-dawn-will-be-like-the-rain-that-fertilizes/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [unless a religion springs from within the people themselves, it is a weapon of the system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/unless-a-religion-springs-from-within-the-people-themselves-it-is-a/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [The culture of death is imposed by economic and political interests, the arrogance of power, corruption. I blame the first world for having taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/the-culture-of-death-is-imposed-by-economic-and-political-interests/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [“Este mundo no va a cambiar a menos que estemos dispuestos a cambiar nosotros mismos”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/este-mundo-no-va-a-cambiar-a-menos-que-estemos-dispuestos-a-cambiar/)

[Rigoberta Menchú](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [For me, to celebrate the twelfth of October is the absolute expression of triumphism, occupation and presumptuousness, and I think that history will remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/for-me-to-celebrate-the-twelfth-of-october-is-the-absolute-expression/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [I wasn't the only orphan in Guatemala. There are many others, and it's not my grief alone, it's the grief of a whole people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/i-wasn-t-the-only-orphan-in-guatemala-there-are-many-others-and-it-s/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [... our reality teaches us that, as Christians, we must create a Church of the poor, that we don't need a Church imposed from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/our-reality-teaches-us-that-as-christians-we-must-create-a-church-of/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/there-is-not-one-world-for-man-and-one-for-animals-they-are-part-of/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [Let there be freedom for the Indians, wherever they may be in the American Continent or elsewhere in the world, because while they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/let-there-be-freedom-for-the-indians-wherever-they-may-be-in-the/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [...instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/instead-of-giving-a-rifle-to-somebody-build-a-school-instead-of/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/only-those-of-us-who-carry-our-cause-in-our-hearts-are-willing-to-run/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

> [I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/i-think-that-nonviolence-is-one-way-of-saying-that-there-are-other/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

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